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Reduced
Poverty and Greater Equality of Opportunity
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Featured Project: Hope VI (Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere)
Description
HOPE VI is a five-year initiative to assist in the revitalization of the
Santa Rosa Neighborhood. The project includes demolishing Connie Chambers,
the 200-unit public housing development, and replacing it with with a
120-unit mixed income development and 130 public housing units being scattered
throughout the community. The comprehensive neighborhood rehabilitation
project, now finishing its third year of implementation, also includes
economic development, a new park, daycare center, and learning center,
as well as homeownership opportunities. Initial funding for HOPE VI was
in the form of a $14.6 million grant from Housing and Urban Development
(HUD). The complete financing for this overall neighborhood revitalization
has been generated from 17 different sources totaling more than $50 million.
Key Features
- Assist with the revitalization of Santa Rosa Neighborhood
- 120-unit mixed income development
- 130 scattered public housing units
- The effort includes economic development, new park, daycare center,
and learning center
Partners
Headstart, CODAC, University of Arizona, Pima College, Tucson Unified
School District, Santa Rosa Neighborhood Association, Barrio Historico
Neighborhood Association, West Ochoa Neighborhood Association, Santa Rosa
Merchantís Association, Enterprise Foundation, Housing Development Partners,
and the State Department of Commerce. The following city department/offices
are also partners for HOPE VI: Parks & Recreation, Library, Information
Technology, Transportation, Economic Development, Tucson Water, Police,
and Operations.
Impact
When completed, HOPE VI will provide an improved quality of life for residents
of the Santa Rosa Neighborhood, including an increased sense of community,
better opportunities, and a higher quality of housing.
For more information about Reduced Poverty (Hope VI), contact Olga Osterhage 791-5364
oosterh1@ci.tucson.az.us
Other Projects That Further This Goal:
- Family Self-Sufficiency
- Bridges: Continuum of Care to Reverse Homelessness
- Pathways: Temporary Housing for People with Disabilities
Goal Indicator definition for this project.
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